Americans, Congress, and Democratic Responsiveness: Public Evaluations of Congress and Electoral Consequences

Contents

CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix CHAPTER 1. Introduction 1 CHAPTER 2. Responding to Congressional Policy 18 CHAPTER 3. Failing Pop Quizzes but Passing the Test 34 CHAPTER 4. Evaluating Congress Ideologically 67 CHAPTER 5. Voting the Bums Out 97 CHAPTER 6. Riding the Electoral Wave 113 CHAPTER 7. Responding to Public Evaluations 128 CHAPTER 8. Conclusion 145 CHAPTER 9. The 2008 Congressional Elections: An Afterword 159 Methodological Appendix 177 Notes 191 Bibliography 203 Index 217 ...